

Axes and Knives and Bows, Oh, My!
Of course, swords were not the only option on hand if somebody needed killing. As I mentioned in my last blog, Swords, swords were not all that common, and required years of training to master. The average footman was more expendable than a knight and cheaper to train and outfit. While the noble knights went into battle in full suits of plate, sitting atop their armored chargers and swinging a shining sword, the common soldier was lucky to be behind a spear. Ax The ax was a c


New Horizons
So, I finally graduated! It’s been a long, rough road, but the reward was worth the endless nights studying and pounding my head against a desk. But now for the real world; I’ve never been very good at adulting. That sense of impending doom and existential dread goes away, right? One thing is for certain though: I know what I want from life, and that’s to share my writing! Looking back, it's been a rough year for a lot of people. Besides the deaths of many role models, I know